A Less Corrupt Argentina?

[RichardP]

In an AP interview, Macri discusses his goal to crack down on corruption in Argentina.

But the former Buenos Aires mayor becomes particularly animated when talking about possibly his biggest challenge: cracking down on rampant corruption that has long scarred the South American nation and many argue has gotten worse over the last decade.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/ap-interview-argentine-president-promises-graft-crackdown/2016/03/17/3d8e5ea8-ebfa-11e5-a9ce-681055c7a05f_story.html

 

[estebandepraga]

My very sad anaylsis of corruption here is it will only disappear when the people here disappear! I see what it is like in former Eastern block countries after 26 years and it will take at least one more generation and then there will be a new disaster. Enjoy life today!

 

[Noesdeayer]

Well,if neighboring countries are any sort of yardsticks to go by,Chile does a quite commendable job in this regard.Uruguay not too bad and Brazil is convulted over attempting to curb it.
I think Argentina's situation will be more or less like Uruguay's in about 2 years

 

[scotttswan]

Well,if neighboring countries are any sort of yardsticks to go by,Chile does a quite commendable job in this regard.Uruguay not too bad and Brazil is convulted over attempting to curb it.
I think Argentina's situation will be more or less like Uruguay's in about 2 years

Far too optimistic, it will take generations of work to stamp it out.

 

[Rich One]

It's not possible to extirpate corruption. because its in the very foundations of the building if you upset the foundations the building collapses- More or less like termites

 

[garryl]

It can be improved and Macri is the guy who has the best chance to make it happen.
Once you put people in jail, it will improve. It's time to put the Wall Street crooks in jails, that will scare a few.

 

[Noesdeayer]

There are 2 recent developments that could be very decisive in Argentina's fight against corruption.
1) The proposed enactment of the "ley del arrepentido" or turning state's evidence law which has worked so well in Brazil " a lei de delacao premiada".
2) Changes having to do with the accumulation of credit merits in the retirement legislation.( I still am not clear on this mechanism).
Both should work in favor of active denounciation of corrupt practices currently tolerated by the general population.
while they might not thrust a dagger into the heart of the Dracula of corruption,they should frighten him a might.

 

[mc kenna]

How about this idea? what if the administration actually inform the population how much this country owes, to whom, in what terms ,what is the plan to get out of debt, how much that is gonna cost, and last but not least how long will it take.... and if these things are not followed and made a reality que Dios y la Patria lo demanden..... seems pretty simple to me, but of course for that they would have to disclose how the monies are alocated to each part of the plan...... and disclosure was never a big part of any government at any time in Argentina..... numbers never lie, we have in Argentina ahijados y entenaos and lawyers for that

 

[Pensador]

Argentina without corruption.. Ah ummm well errrummm. But getting rid of those Noquis was a good a start lets see what is next.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

Well, this war at Court between the officialism and the former President can be very helpful against corruption because they might destroy each other.

I deal with almost 30 federal judges and only one asked me for bribes so the amount of corrupt public officers is not so high. You don´t need to send to jail a lot of people to improve the situation a lot.